Austin Duane Zent

It is about to rain here in Cape Canaveral, just another tropical storm.

Roger Felton

Gee, Austin, looks like a toad strangler.  One of my employees lives in Daytona Beach but I don't know if he'll be affected.  I bet if you looked up in the sky you'd see the rear end of a cow...and if you looked down you'd see a flat rock nearby.  lol

Batten down the hatches and stay dry....

John Leediker

Austin, I wish you could redirect some of that rain over to Arizona....we have not had rain here in Phoenix in months....we need some badly. Stay safe in that storm.

-John

Robert (Ben) Carbo

Anita Marbury (Marbury)

Happy Summer to my friends scattered across the U.S.

In Durango our community could use some rain. But the cool air in the evening helps  me to remember the winter is just around the corner. No complaints from me.

I hope you and yours are well, drinking lots of water, and laughing as much as possible.

Jackie Crowe '64 (Finch)

Hope you are coming!  This is Class of ’64’s BIG 50^th reunion, don’t miss it!

Reminder - price increases after 9/1 and thank you, if you’ve already sent.

Hugs, Jackie

Waltrip Class of ‘64 - 50th Class Reunion

(also any other Waltrip graduates,  please join us)

www.waltrip64.com

Registration and Hotel Information

Theme:     Puttin’ on the Glitz

DATE:      Friday, October 17 and Saturday, October 18

For Friday night – Oct. 17 informal gathering (Attire: casual wear)   Hotel bar area

Saturday, October 18, 2014 (Main Event)

Hotel ballroom – Lakeside Room – The Woodlands Resort

Attire:  Glitzy and Festive as you want or casual – your choice

WHERE:

The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center

2301 North Millbend Drive

The Woodlands, TX 77380

281-367-1100

www.woodlandsresort.com

Friday night - Hotel's bar

7:00 p.m. - closing (pick up your own tab)

Saturday night - Hotel ballroom – Lakeside Room

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - check in

7:00 p.m. - midnight - live band, dancing, cash bar and dinner

Saturday night's event registration

$75 a person

$85 per person after September 1, 2014

At the door - $100 a person

Hotel reservations:

$169 – Forest Lake rooms (if you call hotel for reservations)

$159 – Forest Lake rooms (if you book online now at www.woodlandsresort.com)

$149 – Forest Lake rooms (if you book online now with AAA or AARP card or if you are a resident of the Woodlands)

$199 – Fairway Pines rooms (if you call hotel to book)

$75 per person – now through September 1, 2014

$85 per person - after September 1, 2014

$100 a person - At the door

Make check payable to: S.P. Waltrip Class of ‘64

Mail payment to:

Lynn Wren Burkhardt

5710 Lodge Creek Dr.

Houston, TX 77066

Name: _________________________________

Spouse or Guest: _________________________

Amount of check: ________________________

Will you attend Friday night’s event:  __________

Updated Information:

Home Address:  ________________________________

Phone: _______________________________________

Email:  _______________________________________

If you have any questions regarding event or hotel, please contact

Lynn at lynn.burkhardt@bch-insurance.com or me, Jackie at jcfinch64@gmail.com

Stephen Ray Puckett

Interesting article in a recent 'Leader': http://www.theleadernews.com/?p=19007  I never heard of the Advanced Placement Academy part - I just knew that we had an accomplished class.

Dr. Enloe’s determined to strengthen Waltrip High

July 25, 2014 | Filed under: Top Stories | Posted by: admin

By Michael Sudhalter

michael@theleadernews.com

Oak Forest native and Candlelight Forest resident Dr. Jon Enloe is an impressive man who’s done a lot of very interesting things in his 70 years on Earth.
It would be fascinating to hear him talk about all of the places he’s performed as a vocalist, or how as a research scientist, he helped set up the cloning of Dolly, the Sheep in 1996.

Dr. Jon Enloe

But those things are merely a footnote for Enloe, who’s put a huge amount of focus on the apple of his eye, Waltrip High School.
Enloe was the first student to enter the new building on West 34th St. when it opened in the summer of 1960 and was one of 166 graduates in the inaugural Class of 1961.
So why is Enloe, the president of the Waltrip Alumni Association, so dedicated to the school he graduated from more than a half-century ago.
“I know how Waltrip was intended to be the day it opened,” Enloe said. “It was initially purpose was to set up an Advanced Placement Academy with the best teachers. Gordon Cotton, the first principal, wanted to prove a public school could provide the best education possible.”
Enloe said Waltrip fulfilled Cotton’s plan for it, but things eventually changed.
He’s optimistic about the future of it with second-year principal Andria Schur, whom he calls “the best thing that could have happened to this school.”
As new residents move into Oak Forest with expensive homes and disposable income, Enloe knows that Waltrip must step up its game. If it’s not high quality, those parents will have the means to send their children to a wide variety of private schools.
“The neighborhood has changed more rapidly in the last five years than anyone suspected,” Enloe said. “This school’s gotta get fixed, or the community is going to die. Oak Forest is renewable. The school is renewable.”
Enloe attended many schools in the area, starting with Our Savior Lutheran – when it was still located at Shepherd and Crosstimbers – and both Black and Hamilton middle schools, and for two years, Reagan High.
Before Waltrip opened, Cotton – who was an administrator at Reagan – tasked Enloe and some of his classmates with starting some of the Waltrip traditions.
“We needed a mascot just as aggressive as a Bulldog,” said Enloe, explaining why the students chose the Rams over the Red Wings as a mascot.
Enloe thinks it’s important for students and faculty to know that the school was named after Stephen Pool Waltrip, who was the superintendent of Houston Heights ISD when the Heights was its own independent city. He was also the principal at Heights High and later, Reagan High. Waltrip was also owner of the Heights Funeral Home.
Knowing the story of the gentleman who started Waltrip will inspire students to take pride in the school, Enloe said.
“They should know that highly motivated and highly successful people went to Waltrip,” Enloe said.
As the Alumni Association president, Enloe works tirelessly to ensure the association can raise money for scholarships as well as stipends for teachers (for additional resources in the classroom). He’s also spearheaded improvements in athletics and fine arts.

 

Lindy Clarke (Hall)

Thank you for that... so MUCH I didn't know.
Particularly, I had always kinda wondered
whom our school was named after... answers
were always vague. Nice to know.
And major kudos to Jon Enloe.

Bernard Brady

Wed 9/3/14

I would like to let all know that our classmate Lynn Kiel is currently in Rehab after suffering his fifth stroke in three years. His phone number is 281-318-2807 and he will answer the phone. His speech is a little slow, but his attitude is fine.  He had his 67th Birthday two days ago on 9/1/14.  He has 8 granddaughters and only one lovely wife Peggy. He has 3 grown children who love their "Popa".

Bernard Brady

Stephen Ray Puckett

Recently I had some fun at http://www.historicaerials.com flying over old aerial photos of our old neighborhood, marveling at how it grew through the years, from being on the edge of town to being inner city and how the woods got filled in.

1953:

1957:

1964:

1973:

2004:

Jacquie Campbell (Biggs)

Steven, exactly what are the boundaries of the area shown in the photos?  I love maps, but I can't identify which streets are which?  Is north at the top of the page? Can you give me some general guidelines?  Thanks, Jacquie Campbell Biggs

Roger Felton

Wow, Steve, that's a pretty cool site.  I checked out my old neighborhood, too.  Then I looked at Waltrip HS in 1964.  If you zoom in and look close you'll see me flirting with Jacquie Campbell over by the flagpole.  Gotta look close, though.

Stephen Ray Puckett

Here is the current view from Google Maps, cropped to include roughly the same area as in the historical views.  N Shepherd (261) is along the righthand edge (East). Tidwell is along the top (North). 34th is near the bottom (South). Hope this helps.

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.833338,-95.4239749,3806m/data=!3m1!1e3

Joanna Hinton (Garrett)

I have been away from the website for quite some time.  I, like many if not all of her students, felt Ms. Barton was the best teacher of all.  She was kind, gave us something to look forward to daily.  She was my inspiration in wanting to become a teacher even though I never became one.  I shall remember her always.

Mary Holland

Joanna, we were in the same homeroom. I remember that you were a super swimmer! I was quiet and had no friends back then. Mrs. Barden encouraged me to write my poems and to save them. Mrs. (Lourena) Cook encouraged my arttistic talent. They were what kept me going back then at Waltrip. I loved the school and have good memories of it. One of the memories is when we were at some auditorium program and the speaker wasn't very good as he droned on about whatever it was. You took your pen and wrote, "On and on and on!" on the cover of one of my books as we sat side by side. It gave me a smile when I rarely smiled at all. Thank you for that!! 

This Halloween just past my husband and I celebrated our 45th "Unniversary," Halloween was the day we startred going together. Dec. 30th will be our real anniversary, 44 years and counting. Somewhere along the way I changed back to me maiden name and went from being Mrs. Lanny Watson to Maryh Cookie Holland. When I was at Waltrip I was Mary Carolyn Holland but went by Carol. Cookie was my family nickname. Well, that's probably entirely too much about me!!

Cookie Holland (Carol Holland)

Dorothy Fowler (Montgomery)

I remember both Congratulations on 45 years together.Johanna and Mary and hope to see you both at the 50th reunion in November, 2015. Congratulations on 45 years together. That's wonderful. I've been widowed almost 7 years but had 42 years with Bob.

Dorothy Fowler (Montgomery)

Didn't you go by Carol?

Mary Holland

Yes, I was Carol back then. I haven't used Carol since High school though. Going by my first name, Mary, was just a lot simpler in college and I always was Cookie at home!

Bernard Brady

Hello to all-

One of our classmates died last night -Alvin Lynn Kiel.

He had a stroke two weeks ago - his sixth stroke in the past three years.  This one was too much.  He could only move his eyes - no arms, legs, toes.  He went to Hospice three days ago when he went blind and his organs started shutting down. He leaves a wife of 49 years - Peggy, 3 children and 8 grandchildren - all daughters.

He lived in the Woodland Community and served 30 years as a Houston Firefighter.  His memorial service will be held next week sometime.  Watch the newspaper for the date. We have been best friends since we were 13...

Bernard

Anita Marbury (Marbury)

Thanks so much for sharing the  sad news. I am so sorry to hear about his passing. I know how much your friendship meant to both of you.

Sweetie

Mary Carolyn Elizabeth Johnson (Norwood)

Thank you Bernard for letting us know. I am so sorry for your loss. To lose a friend of such duration hurts terribly, but what an amazing friendship you had.

Carolyn

Dorothy Fowler (Montgomery)

Bernar5d, thank you for sharing this information. It's very sad. I wish the best for his wife and family.

Dorothy Montgomery

Linda Marmion (Linder)

Such sad news to learn that Lynn endured so many problems over the last few years. He was in most of my classes through Garden Oaks, and was always a sweet guy and modest guy.  

Jacquie Campbell (Biggs)

Berard, thanks for sharing this news with us.  I am sure you are feeling great loss, along with his family.  If you have a way to send me his family's address, I would like to send them a card.  Are you on Facebook?  If so, can you send  me a private message with their address?  Thank you.  May God rest his soul.  Jacquie Biggs

Joanna Hinton (Garrett)

Thank you Bernard for letting us know.  It is so sad to see us all at loss of any of our classmates.

Joanna